Woodworking machine



, E. THoMEs WOODWORKING MACHINE Filed oct. 10. 1924 July 20 1926.

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F. E. THOMES 'WOODWOBKING MACHINE 'Filed oct. lo. 1924 .5 Sheetsl-Shet 5 /o/ l13:9;20 Inzfelzor.

Patented July 20, 1925..

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FaAnK racines', or PORTLAND, Meriva Woonwoairne MACHINE.

Appiicatioii inea october 1o, 19,24. seriali No. 742,937.

My invention relates to the combination ola wood sawing' inahine, a core box ina chine and' irregular inoulder, the machine being the saine type as that shown in iny ilatentld 1,420,591, dated J une 20, 19,21'.

isly lpresent i'iaohine,' however, has various points ot' improvements over Said No. 1,120,591, particularly in the inaiiner in which the sew inay used and in the way in which the Saw tence or zguide connected to the table; whereby all grooves in th table proper are eliniinated.

llhe various improvements are brought about largely through the followingfeatures ol' construction; by building the table in two parts eaeli part being` vso inoniited that it will slide troni vand toward' the other; by melting the table a perfect square or recnlar withl downward projecting rib @mondingparallel and adjaeentto the .side or edge'ojlz the table' whereby each `rib acts as a guide to the saw tence or guide to direct the wood'being sawed, parallel with one olf the sides or edges yot the table; by havine a inainshatt with a saw or tool arbor at right angles thereto; by having a tilting shzi'tt coinleideiitwith said main shaft whereby the saw c aiibe turned vertically into any :infile with relation to the table, parallel at right angles' or 'at 'any desired angle.

l have' illustrated my invention by nieans ot' the accompanying drawing' in which flilig. l isa perspective View of iny sawing machine in one oi its preferable ornis.

Fig. 2 is ya section on the line 2-2 ot his l. i

l `ig. 3 a peijslieetive view of the inaiii drh'in'gif iaft and 'adjacent parte,

Fifi'. el is iilse'ction on the line 4 4 ot rie-a Figi .i is a section on the line 5 5 of Figffl.

llipg. 5 is central. longitudinal section through the inain shaft and sew arbor with the tilting; shaft iii'plaii,

. S is ,en end @16X/'ation of .10,

9 is 4a Side 'elfvat-,ioi'i of the rotating for cutting ,coreboxes of sinall :Cl'li'ain l s e ,owrn iiilFg p11 f i@ i ai with@ nene-,1Q off l1 is a section taken on the line li-il oft Fig. 3 showing the s'niall dia'iifietei1 core box cutter in place of the saw on the saw arbor.

upright position', the vsanie with the shaft inclined ot 415 degrees,

Fig. lll is the saine View as Fig. 12 with the saw replaced by an irregular inoulder head at the oppositeend ot" a saw Varbor 'troni the saw asV in Fig'. 13, that is, with a vertical niouhloi head in positron to be operated.

Fig. 15 is a plan of xthe fence or guide with the adjacent 'parts set to feed parallel to one of straight sides ofthe table,

Fig'. 16 is Fig. 15.

Fig. 17 is a section on'the line 1'6-16 of a plan of the table with a table i I r. section interposed between the two sides or the table and core box, guide and cutter for 'cuttinga circular groove in the bottoni oll the core box,

18 is Fig. l, Fig. 19 is Fig. 17;

Fig. 2() is Fie. 17.

a section on the line 18V-18 'ot a section on the line 19-19 ot a section on the line 20-20 of in the drawing like references show like parts.

Referring to the drawing, l is a hollow u'rliright stand oi' support for the machine upon 'which parts 2 and they will sli rests a table in two rectangular 3 (see Fig. 1) mount-ed so that de troni and toward 'each other.

Power 4applied bynieans'of the pulley'fl secured on theV end of the i'nain shatt 5'. the

shaft being located below the upper surface line oit thetable between thetwosectioiis'of the saine and parallel 'to the'separated edges.

Crossing' th 'matin Simili and 1at right;

alglGS thereto is the? Saw' 'ar-boror tool .arbor connected o by initregear 7U y u initi'e gear Son the saw'arbo'r' (see to `be rotated 'bj vthe inain shaft ojn the inain shaft 5 and 'Atthe junctiony of the niaiii shaft andthe saw i' arbor casing' 9.

there is a" suitable" connecting imi rllhe casing 5) contains au elongated journal bearing 10 for the saw arbor and a like journal bearing 11 'tor the main shaft There is also a sleeve 12 extending in line with the main shaft but on the opposite side in which is secured the end ot the tilting shatt 13 whereby the saw arbor is rotated about the main shaft. The tilting` shaft 1? extends through al vertical slot 13 on one side of the machine base (see Fig. 2).

The tilting sha'lit and the main shaft e2;- tend entirely across the machine base and through the vertical slot 5 which is opposite the vertical slot 13 (see Fig. 2).

Extending from the outer end of the tilting shaft 13 to the outer end of the main sha-ft is a bracket 111 which includes the rerticallv slidingl block 20 see Fig.

Means are provided whereby the bracket 14 is raised and lowered in the vertical slots whereby the saw arbor and shatt are made to occupy different levels according to the work designed for it.

For the purpose of raising and lowering the bracket 111 with the main shaft 5 and tilting shaft 13 I provide an upright screw 15, the lower end ot which is journaletL in the fixed bracket 16 (Fig. 2). r1`he upper end oit said screw extends through a vertical screw threaded opening 17 in the bracket (see Fig. t), to which is connected the journal bearing 11 (see Fig. 6).

On the lower end ot the upright screw 15 is secured a bevel gear 15 which engages bevel gear 15 so that the rotation ot the gea-r 15 lacts to rotate the upright screw 15 and to raise and lower the bracket 141 (see Fig. 2).

The rotation of the gear 15 is effected by a shaft 18 journaled in the supporting base 1 and projected outward through one corner of the base where it is rotated by a hand wheel 18 (see Fig. 1).

By operating the turniirewheel 18 ou the outside et the machine base it acts to rotate the inclined shaft 18 to raise and lower blotk 2O carrying the bracket 111 and connecting parts.

The operating shaft 18 passes through one corner-et thehollow bas-e l and is within easy reach of the operator ot the machine, the block 2O carrying the bracket 1a-.' Slides vertically on suitable guides 19 and the hollow column supporting the machine (see Fig. Ll).

The block 2O is also guided by the hollow column supporting the machine.

It will thus be seen that the rotation of the tilting shaft 13 rotates the saw arbor about the center of the main shaft and of the tilting shaft 13 placing the saw arbor 6 at any desired angle with the table.

This angle is indicated by quadrant 21 secured at the end ot the tilting shaft 13. An operating lever 22 affixed to the shaft 13 enables the shaft to be turned to any desired angle indicated on the quadrant 21 (sce Fig. 1).

rllhe saw arbor is fixed in its adjusted position by teeth on the quadrant and a locking device 22 connected with the handle 22.

The table is held on the top of the supporting column 1 by means ot' a gib 23 enabling the 'two halves thereof to slide back and forth as stated (see Fig. 2). Each halt ot the table herein shown7 may be moved independently ot the other halt by means ot' two horizontal screws 211 and 25 (see Fig. 18).

The other end ot cach ot these screws is journaled in brackets 26 and 27 each of' said ln'ackets being;` attached to one ot the sliding sections 2 and 8 of the table, a pair of nuts 27 and 28 extend through the supports and two adjusting wheels 29 and 30 rotate the screws 24 and 25 to move back and `forth the sections ot the table.

lhen the saw 31 is in an upright position, and being used for ripping or crosscutting` operations, it may be located in any desired position in the gap between the two halves of the table.

In Fig. 1 have shown the saw, tilted at an angle ot substantially 15 degrees from the horizontal7 projecting through a slot in the saw-board 32. I provide a tence 33 which l employ in gauging or guiding lumber while being ripped or cross-cut7 and in the manufacture of box moulding and the eXecution of coreboX work in general.

The guide or tence 33 and the guide strip 36 are connected with a bracketl 33 on its back side by means of a screw 38. The guide strip extends rearwardly ot the guide or ferire normally at right angles thereto between two clamping bars 37 which are clamped to it by clamping screws 37 (sce Fig. 1).

The clamping screw 37 serves to clamp the jaw 37 to a bracket 38 which slides on a rib 38 from the edge ot the table (see Fig. 2).

A quadrant 311-, having an arcuate slot 3/1 therein, controls the angular relationship ot the tence 33 with the guide strip 36 and the clamp screw holds the quadrant aud guide strip, relatively, in any desired angle.

lt will be seen that by means ot the ad justinents indicated the tence 33 may be held in a position parallel with the face ol the saw tor ripping as shown in Fig. 1. It may be swung around to a position at right angles to the saw tor cutting ott or it may be brought in to any angle necessary for the work. y

In Fig. 12 l have shown the Saw arbor rotated to its position where the saw is parallel with the table and a short distance" above it. The use of this position ot the arbor will be evident to one using such a machine.

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13 l show the saw at an angle of' My machine is Aiitted to be used not only Ior a sawing' machine tor splitting and cutting oli himber but it may also be used as an irregular inoulder by the use ot a cutter head to be'secured to either' end et the sau' arbor in place ot the saw shown in Fig. le.

One great advantage ot a cutter head on my saw arbor, as shown, is it. is in position to be tilted more or less it desired. Another great advantage is that the 'fence may slide in contact With any ot the ribs 39 thus avoiding slots in the table.

By means ot the several ribs 88, one on cach side ot the machine7 .my tence or guide is always in a position to slide parallel with one of the sides of the table or it can be placed so that the lumber may be guided by the surface of the Yfence or guide parallel with either ot the sides ot" the table, ln Fig. 11 I have illustrated the Way in which lumber may be grooved with a narrow `@groove 93 made by cutter 93 to form a core box either straight or annular in form. In this 'figure the cutter 98 is set in its holder 92 vshown for cutting theblocl; 109. The cutter is set in a spindle 81 (Figr 10). The cutter 93 cuts ar narrow semicylindrical groove 9?/ .ifor a core box (Fig. 11).

The tilting shaft 13 isset .so that the tool 93 extends upward at an angle with the table ot the machine.

An annular groove may now be ina-de as u. MSCS@ indicated in Fig'. 17. Abpivot bar 64- (see Figs. 17 and 19). on one end ot which .is a pivoting pin 65, is slidably mounted in the socket 641. and adjustably fixed thereto by the screw 65.

l provide means for clamping the segment or the tence solidly to the table so that the whole construction Will be more substantial.

In Fig. 2O l illustrate my method of clamping vthe fence 22S-rigidly to the table, the design embodyinga bolt 77 which passes downwardly through an opening' 62 .in the segment portion ol' the tence. the lower end of the bolt having on its end a hoolr 78 which hooks under the Yedge 'ot the table slot with a'hand nut 72 to 'clamp the hook and consequently clamp the .quadra-nt solidly in place connected `With the table.

This clamping arrangementinay be used to reinforce the bracing furnished by the guide strip 36 alone as when the eore'boi; freinent is used as shown in 1,7, and 19 as described. The pivot pin 65 is thus held firmly and solidly in position and the strain on the strip 3G th .s relieved.

According to my invention l secure to one end of the arbor the irregular rotary eutter or moulder.

Referring,` to Figs. 11, 12, 13 l show the sauT attached to the end of 'the arbor nearest to the main shaft While in Fi lfll show the moulder or Shaper or irregular mould-.er secured to the end farthest reniore-d 'from the main shaft. The core box machine is shown in Figs. 7, 8, 9, 19 and l1. In Yl1 is yshown the arrangement for cutting' a narrow cylindrical cutter box.

Referring to Fig. 19, which represents a speed increasing' mechanism, used principally in cutting small core-boites, 70 is the housing or body portion of the de Tice. Secured to its outer end, by the bolts 72, is a cov-er plate 71, decentered on Whico is a bearing` 82, the latter in alignment With a somewhat smaller bearing` 82', in the housing 7G. `Within these tufo bearings operates the spindle 81 upon which is cut or mounted a pinion 79. rllhis pinion is engager-ble with the gear 79 which is provided With an en ten-dedhub 7 7 journalled in the bearing` 77 in the housing.

At the end et the hub (77) are projec tiens 74; which serve as keys and are adapted to engage the transverse hey-Way 76 cut centr-ally ot the collar 75 (seo Fig. 5), which latter, when the spee incressing;v nechanism is assembled on he main saw or tool arbor 6, enters the concentric bore 73, ot the gear 78, and aligns the gear with the spindle or arbor (i.

es the collar 75 is shrunk on, or otheri Wise lined to the arbor (i, the latter, it Will be seen, acts, through the inter-connecting parts. the driving agent to rotate the spindle 91. The inner end ot the spindle 81., at 89, is reduced in size and is provided 'with adjus able loch nuts SO' to hold the spindle (81) in position axially.

rlhe speeding' device secured to the tlai'igi'ed hub 9G ol" the casing 9, by moans of bolts passing` through holes in the ears 70, ot the housingv 70, and into tapped holes 95 i-u the easing` flange.

@n the outer end of the spindle ill is a bored and threaded hole into which may be screwed the shank 83 ot the large tool holder 99, or the 'shank 83 ot the small tool holder 90.-either being adaptable oft use in the speed increasing; mechanism. In the large tool holder (99) a transverse hole 91 receives tli cutting tool (not shown) and this latter is secured therein by the screw 0n .thesmall cutting` tool holder 90, shown in Fig. 9, is a threaded shank 91', over which -is screwed an internally threaded sleeve 92. At the outer end of this sleeve is drilled a transverse hole, into which received the cutting tool 93. Screwing the ysleeve on to the shank a sufficient distance will cause the end of the shank to abut on the cutting tool 93, holding the latter firmly in place in the hole in, the end. of the sleeve. Assuming that the cutting-tool spindle is rotated in a direction contra-wise to that which would advance the sleeve further on to the threaded shank, then the pressure applied to the end of the cutting tool in operation would keep a twisting strain on the sleeve, tending to hold the parts rigidly bound together.

ln operating my machine as a core-box cutter` and with especial reference to Figs. 17 and 18, wherein are illustrated t ie parts as they appear in cutting an annular, semicircular groove in the block 40, I first more the table 3, using hand-wheel 30, to its innermost position, or until the collar on the screw 25 abuts on the searing nut 28, which latter thus serves as a stop to limit the inward travel of table 3. l nent advance table Q toward table 3, interposing the bridge plates 63 and G3', the movement of the table being` accomplished by the actuation of the handy/'heel 29, with the result that the bridge plates are firmly locked between the two tables, and the latter separated by a spaced and predetermined distance.

The guide or fence 33 is next drawn across the tables, with the longitudinal face of the fence at a right angle to the adjacent edges of the tables. To accurately position the pivot bar G4, or more especially7 the pivot pin G5, about which the work must revolve while doing the cutting, I utilize the clamp bolt 77, which, abutting` on the inner edge of the table 2,- serves as a stop to establish a lined relation, longitudinally of the cutter spindle, between the pivot point of the work, at G5. and the cutter in the tool-holder 90.

llt is obvious that the cutter must be located on a radial line from the pivoting point of `the work, with the axis of the cutter spindle operating at a right angle to this radial line (making a tangential cut), in order that a. groove of true semi-circular form in cross section may be produced in the block of wood. It would therefore appear that the locking bolt T7 exercises a very important function beyond serving simply as a locking means for the inner end of the fence The foregoing description. with the illustrations in Figs. 17 and 18, applies more particularly to the larger core-box opera tions. ln Fig. 1l I show the tool-holder used for smaller \voik,-t.he operation of handling, however, is essentially the same. The groove is here shown as a straight one, and this would require that the block be moved parallel with and contiguous to the fence (not shown), although it is possible to cut smaller grooves of annular form.

En shaper-tool cutting operations, the operator will often face the difhculty of not being' able to make a smooth out on account of the cross-grain of the wood. Observing Fig. 6, the main tool spindle is seen to be in one piece and therefore will rotate at all times in but one direction, but due to the .iethod of applying the power to the spindle l. may obtain either a right or left hand direction of rotation of the cutter, relative to the work, by simply reversing the spindle ends to bring either into working position, alternately. Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate the two positions of the cutter spindle, in vertical view, and it will be found that the cutting in'iplements revolve clock-wise in one case and counter-clock-wise in the other.

As has previously been stated, the fence may be operated from either of the four sides of the table, and the locating and clamping mechanism being wholly beneath the table top, the latter is left perfectly smooth and unobstructed. Another feature is the placing, beneath the table, of the rib 101, thus eliminating the collection of dirt and chips in the guide ways when adjusting the fence.

Ordinarily, core-boxes are required to be cut with a semi-circular `groove, but by disaligning the pivot bar with the cutter li am able to form a half-elliptical groove.

1. ln a wood-working machine, the combination, with a hollow base member, a vertically movable slide, a drive shaft journalled in said slide, a double-ended cutter spindle, adapted to receive cutters at each end thereof and journalled in oscillating bearings disposed at a right angle to the said drive shaft, the plane through both the said shaft and the said spindle being coincidental, and means to actuate said shaft,

of means to rotate said spindle by said shaft whereby a change of direction of rotation of the working cutter may be had by oscillating` the spindle, whereby each end thereof, alternately, may be brought into working position, two tables on said base member, adaptable of horizontal movement only thereon, and in a direction normal to the said drive shaft, a fixed stop to limit the inward movement of one of said tables, a gauge, a pivoting-bar on said gauge. a pivoting pin on said pivoting-bar, about which the work to be operated on may revolve, bridge-plates interposed between the adjacent edges of said tables, and means on said gauge, co-acting with the movement ofone of said tables, whereby the locating' of said pivot pin in alignment with said cutters and the clamping of said bridge-plates between the two said tables may be brought about simultaneously.

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rragazzi? r2. In a woodworking machine, the combination, with a base member, a vertically movable slide mounted on said base, shaft bearings on said slide, a shaft revoluble in said bearings, means to actuate said shaft, a cutter spindle j ournalled in bearings, their axes disposed at a right angle to the anis of said shaft and oscillatively movable there" about and cutters fixed in the ends of said cutter spindle, of a table, 3, superimposed on said base member and susceptible of horizontal movement, only, thereon, said movement being in a direction normal to the axis of said shaft, a fixed stop limiting the inward movement of said table, a second table, 2, mounted on said base member and adapted to horizontal movement, only thereon, to and from said first mentioned table, the top surfaces of said tables to be always in alignment, horizontally projecting ledges on the adjacent edges of said tables, extending inwardly, bridge-plates adapted to seat on said ledges with the top surfaces in alignment with the top surfaces of said tables, a gauge, a pivoting-bar on said gauge, a pivoting-pin on said pivoting bar, means to locate said pivoting-pin in alignment with said cutter, and means to locate said pivoting-pin in a plurality of positions, radially of said cutter, whereby annular grooves, for core-boxes, of various diame-y ters may be cut.

3. In a wood-working machine, the combination, with a base member, a divided table, superimposed, and slidable thereon, a drive shaft, a cutter-spindle driven by said shaft, and means to actuate said shaft, of a gauge, operable, alternately, on all of the four outer sides of said table, means, Wholly beneath, and forming a part of, said table, to guide said gauge along the edges thereof, means to fixedly locate said gauge in any one of a plurality of different positions on each of the-outer edges of said table, a pivotingepin on said gauge and means to elevate said cutter spindle whereby a groove may be cut in the work while being rotated on, and held centralized by, said pivotirngepin il. in a wood-working machine, the comn bination, with a base member, a divided ta ble having a smooth and unobstructed top surface, a drive shaft, a cutter-spindle and means to actua-te said spindle, of a gauge, adapted to slide over the upper surface of said table, ribs, serving as guide-ways, depending from the outer edge of each of the four sides of said table, said ribs being shortened for a spaced distance from each corner of said table for the purpose of assembling the said gauge from the ends only of either of the sid-es thereof, a grooved bracket. on said gauge, adapted to encome pass said ribs whereby said gauge may be held against lifting while being adjusted to different positions on said table side, a clamp screw to ixedly locate said gauge on said guide-way, a pivoting-pin on said gauge about which the work may revolve while being operated on, and means on said gauge, co-acting with the movement of said tables, whereby the work may be presented to the cutting tool in such a manner, While revolving on said pivoting-pin, as to obtain other than a tangential cut thereon.

FRANK E. THGMES. 

